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Welcome to Dozier ...

Dozier is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Dozier is located in Collingsworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dozier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Dozier is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dozier is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dozier lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dozier: 806

Communities Also Named Dozier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dozier - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dozier.

Communities near Dozier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dozier.

  • Wellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McLean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Samnorwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Twitty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Magic City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Texola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <3>
  • Alanreed
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Hedley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dozier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dozier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dozier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dozier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dozier. See our Newspapers Page for Dozier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dozier ...

Looking for more information about Dozier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dozier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dozier.

Adding Dozier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dozier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dozier was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dozier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collingsworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dozier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.